So this weekend’s series between Winder-Barrow and in-county rival Apalachee will give the Bulldoggs’ a good handle on where they stand.

“Every game in region is important and every series is important so I try not to put too much on any one game,” Winder-Barrow coach Brian Smith said. “But we’re going to know a lot more after these games than we do now.”

WINDER — Clint Ashe hit a home run and had three RBIs as Apalachee put on an offensive clinic on senior night to beat Salem 14-4.

Senior Tony Salvaggio was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and three RBIs, senior Austin Miller was 2-for-3 with an RBI, Chance Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Joey White was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Apalachee improves to 12-10 overall and 7-5 in Region 8-AAAAA, and will play at Winder-Barrow at 5:55 p.m. Friday.

The boys have been together for only a few short months, but Athens Christian School seems to have found a winner in its high school’s new boys soccer program.

In their first season on the pitch, the Eagles have gone 5-0 while playing a junior varsity schedule.

“The first game was a little rough, as first games usually are when you start a program,” Bruce Hockema, head coach of the team and the high school’s principal, said. “After winning that first game, it’s just built excitement.”